Bilingual Care Manager

New Alternatives for Children, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 61,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

New Alternatives for Children, Inc. (NAC) in Midtown Manhattan seeks a Bilingual Care Manager to join the Champions for Children’s Health Department. The role focuses on coordinating care for medically complex children and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include conducting needs assessments, developing and managing individualized care plans, ensuring enrollment consents, and advocating for services within Medicaid and community resources.

Qualifications

• Must be bilingual (Spanish/English).
• Master's Degree in Social Work, Health Education, Community Health or related field.
• Experience in Bridges to Health, Care at Home, and Targeted Case Management programs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Works with the child, caregiver, NAC care team, and community partners to coordinate care.
• Obtains required program enrollment consents from caregivers/consenters.
• Performs initial and ongoing needs assessments to guide care management and enters data into NYS portal.
• Creates and manages the child’s Individualized Plan of Care in collaboration with family and care team.
• Coordinates services per acuity level, supports treatment adherence, and monitors needs including medical, mental health, and social services.

Skills

Bilingual Spanish/English

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Travel to communities

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

Related field (Health Education/Community Health)

Tools

Medicaid Analytics Portal (MAPP)

EHR systems

Job description

New Alternatives for Children, Inc. (NAC) is an award‑winning not‑for‑profit agency in Midtown Manhattan dedicated to serving children and families with medical complexity, chronic health conditions, significant disabilities and behavioral challenges. NAC is currently seeking a Bilingual Care Manager to join its Champions for Children’s Health Department.

The Champions for Children’s Health Department is a NYS initiative that serves children on Medicaid (up to age 21) with complex medical and/or behavioral conditions and provides coordinated care management services to improve their care and reduce costs. This is done primarily through the work of a Care Manager who is responsible for ensuring overall provision and coordination of services to children in an assigned caseload, working in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team.

Position Details

• Title of Position: Bilingual Care Manager
• Position Type: Full Time
• Pay Range: $61,000-66,000. Additional pay for licenses
• Location: 825 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019
• Department: Champions for Children’s Health

Description of Responsibilities

• Works closely with the child and their caregiver(s) as well as the child’s care team at NAC and in the community
• Ensures required program enrollment consents are obtained from the caregiver/consenter
• Completes initial and ongoing needs assessments (CANS‑NY) to determine the child’s most appropriate level of care management. Enters CANS‑NY data into NYS online portal
• Responsible for the overall creation and management of the child’s Individualized Plan of Care (POC), by working collaboratively with the child and family and the child’s care team. Based on the POC, the Care Manager is able to:
• Coordinate the enrollee’s provision of services, as per their acuity level
• Support adherence to treatment recommendations
• In consultation with clinical and health care staff, monitor and evaluate a child’s needs including prevention and wellness care, conditions affecting the child’s medical and mental health, care transitions, and social and community services where appropriate
• Meets client contact requirements, including face‑to‑face visits in the child’s home on a consistent schedule as per the acuity level determined for each child (high, medium, low)
• Meets Care Management documentation requirements in a timely and accurate manner by effectively utilizing designated Care Management Portal (Medicaid Analytics Performance Portal; MAPP) and Electronic Health Records (EHRs) as needed
• Functions as an advocate for clients within the agency and with external service providers
• Promotes prevention and wellness care linking enrollees with resources and services based on their individual needs and preferences
• Works with health care staff at the agency and in the community to educate the child/caregiver(s) on care of chronic conditions, importance of immunizations, screening tests and other preventive interventions
• Helps clients obtain health care services covered by Medicaid or their Managed Care Plan
• Effectively communicates and shares information with the child and family/caregiver(s) with appropriate consideration for language, literacy and cultural preferences
• Coordinates and conducts care planning meetings/conferences and serves as an interdisciplinary team member to effectively provide/coordinate comprehensive and holistic care
• Identifies available community‑based resources and actively manages appropriate referrals, access, engagement, follow‑up and coordination of services
• In the event of hospital admissions, participates actively in the discharge planning process to ensure that the transition home is supported by the provision of necessary services and treatments, all in place at the time of discharge
• Attends and participates in ongoing staff development trainings to enhance skills needed to effectively meet the demands of the Care Manager position
• Ensures child has periodic evaluations and follow‑up treatment for dental, vision and hearing care, following Medicaid EPSDT guidelines
• All other duties, as required by agency

Required Education and Experience

• Must be Bilingual (Spanish/English)
• A Master's Degree in Social Work, Health Education, Community Health or related field.
• Work experience in a Bridges to Health, Care at Home, and Targeted Case Management programs a plus.

Required Skills

• The ideal candidate will possess the following experience:
• Experience serving children and families in child welfare, developmental disabilities, mental health, health care and/or other systems.
• Experience providing service coordination and information, linkages, and referrals for community based social and/or health care services.

In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the following competencies:

• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Able to work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary care team.
• Demonstrated initiative and interpersonal ability to communicate with a variety of providers and negotiate/advocate on behalf of clients.
• A passion for serving children and families with special needs.
• Ability to travel to community‑based agency offices, participant’s communities, and homes within assigned catchment area.
• Proven self‑management abilities, including meeting deadlines, ensuring compliance with agency policy and procedures, and overseeing complete and timely maintenance of agency records, in accordance with contractual requirements

Equal Opportunity Statement

New Alternatives for Children, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

New Alternatives for Children, Inc. was founded on the principle of inclusion. We strive to create and maintain a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace at all levels. It is not enough to serve; we must strive to dismantle oppressive policies and practices.